A.I.M. Users Bulletin Board

[jibes]

Jim

You said:
"It seems in reading current and former posts that very few actually follow the AIM method as it is written. Everyone seems to tweek it to fit their own desires. So my question is: if this system is actually good why don't users follow it?"

Part of the problem is not knowing the future. If you knew the future you would know when to be stingy on the cash and wait to buy at a better price or sell when the price is best. But if you knew the future then you wouldn't need AIM at all.

One problem that users run into and why they tweak the method is running out of cash. I think the best way to avoid this is to do a few aim stocks and keep them fairly conservative in nature. If the issues are wild a big drop can use up cash very quickly. This market would have been devastating to many AIM users even by the book. One can tweak AIM to get better gains but this can cost you a lot in a major drop.